Gelfand, Boris
Boris Gelfand enjoyed one of the longest careers at the top of chess, remaining a world-class competitor for over three decades. He challenged Viswanathan Anand for the World Championship in 2012, pushing the match to rapid tiebreaks after a 6-6 tie in classical games. Known for his deep strategic understanding and meticulous preparation, Gelfand won the 2009 Chess World Cup and the 2011 Candidates Tournament.
Total Games
4018
Wins
1212
Draws
2039
Losses
767
30.2% wins50.7% draws19.1% losses
Most Played Openings
B30 - Sicilian Defense: Old Sicilian122C42 - Petrov's Defense121B90 - Sicilian Defense: Najdorf Variation118E15 - Queen's Indian Defense: Buerger Variation107D45 - Semi-Slav Defense: Main Line101D43 - Semi-Slav Defense89E04 - Catalan Opening: Open Defense78D37 - Queen's Gambit Declined: Harrwitz Attack74E06 - Catalan Opening: Closed72E12 - Queen's Indian Defense65
Featured Games
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Dreev, Alexey vs Gelfand, Boris
FIDE-Wch k.o.
1997
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Gelfand,B vs Svidler,P
6th Zurich Opening Blitz
2017
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Gelfand, Boris vs Karpov, Anatoly
Amber Blindfold
1999
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Gelfand,B vs Dreev,A
WCC
2005
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Sychev,K vs Gelfand,B
PNWCC Online Blitz JP 13
2020
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Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B
Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
2017
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Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V
Amber Blindfold
2006
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Gelfand,B vs Pantsulaia,L
WCC
2005
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Anand,V vs Gelfand,B
Zurich Korchnoi CC Blitz
2017
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Gelfand,B vs Anand,V
Amber Blindfold
2008
View PrintGames (4018)
Search & Filter All Games →Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 D56
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 E94
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 A30
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 A70
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 D79
Leko,P vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2001 B96
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 E05
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 B90
Karpov,An vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 E05
Gelfand,B vs Karpov,An★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2001 B12
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2001 D37
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 E34
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2001 D27
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2001 A23
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 D27
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 B90
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 D27
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 B90
Piket,Je vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2FIDE WCh KO 2000 E15
Gelfand,B vs Piket,Je★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 D38
Dizdarevic,E vs Gelfand,B★
0-1FIDE WCh KO 2000 A11
Gelfand,B vs Dizdarevic,E★
1-0FIDE WCh KO 2000 E61
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 E18
Gelfand,B vs Leko,P★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 A32
Morozevich,A vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 B87
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1-034th Olympiad 2000 E92
Gelfand,B vs Jussupow,A★
1/2-1/234th Olympiad 2000 C42
Gelfand,B vs Anand,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 D45
Anand,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2000 B80
Karpov,An vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Amber Blindfold 2000 E39
Gelfand,B vs Karpov,An★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2000 B12
Shirov,A vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2000 B90
Gelfand,B vs Shirov,A★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 D45
Gelfand,B vs Ljubojevic,L★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2000 D58
Ljubojevic,L vs Gelfand,B★
0-1Amber Rapidplay 2000 A12
Gelfand,B vs Topalov,V★
0-1Amber Blindfold 2000 D58
Topalov,V vs Gelfand,B★
1-0Amber Rapidplay 2000 B80
Gelfand,B vs Ivanchuk,V★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2000 D27
Ivanchuk,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Amber Blindfold 2000 B70
Kramnik,V vs Gelfand,B★
1/2-1/2Amber Rapidplay 2000 A33
Gelfand,B vs Kramnik,V★
1-0Amber Blindfold 2000 A31
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 A14
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Khalifman, Alexander★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D18
Khalifman, Alexander vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B92
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 D46
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1-0FIDE-Wch k.o. g/15+10 1999 D46
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. 1999 B87
Gelfand, Boris vs Lautier, Joel★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 D46
Lautier, Joel vs Gelfand, Boris★
1/2-1/2FIDE-Wch k.o. g/25+10 1999 E15